Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 690 | 574 | 574 | 573 | 506 | 506 | 312 | 361 | 304 | 453 | 383 | 334 | 309 | 399 | 535 | 637 | 540 | 872 | 1189 | 935 | 690 | 539 | 509 | 864 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:27PM1.72m | 11:59AM1.72m | 00:18AM1.68m | 12:49PM1.72m | 1:06AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.32m | 5:37AM0.28m | 6:04PM0.38m | 6:25AM0.33m | 6:54PM0.42m | 7:11AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — |
 | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 690 | 574 | 574 | 573 | 506 | 506 | 312 | 361 | 131 | 265 | 356 | 334 | 248 | 175 | 188 | 233 | 255 | 261 | 226 | 180 | 184 | 161 | 120 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | E 8 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 304 | 453 | 352 | 101 | 67 | 67 | 141 | — | 300 | — | — | — | — | 250 | 34 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | 32 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 216 | 287 | 383 | 170 | 309 | 399 | 535 | 637 | 540 | 872 | 1189 | 935 | 690 | 539 | 509 | 864 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 216 | 216 | 163 | 36 | 13 | 36 | 35 | 36 |
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